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Process for producing a ring-opening polymerization product
The invention relates to a process for producing a ring-opening polymerization
prod-
uct, the ring-opening polymerization product obtainable by the process of the
inven-
tion and the use of the product.
Cyclocarbonate derivatives have recently gained interest as curable binders.
WO
2013/092011 discloses 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxamides that can be used for
the
preparation of poly(hydroxyurethanes), poly(hydroxycarbonates) and
poly(hydroxyl-
sulfanylformates).
WO 2014/118268 discloses 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxamides wherein the amide
nitrogen carries a substituent having one or more isocyanate groups. The comp-
ounds are obtained by reacting 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid with a
polyiso-
cyanate and can be used, for instance, for the preparation of binders.
WO 2013/028292 discloses cyclic carbonate monomers that can be used for prepar-
ing poly(hydroxyurethane) foam material.
WO 2014/145732 discloses an article of manufacture formed from the reaction
prod-
uct of at least one plant based polyol and at least one isocyanate free
monomer,
comprising a foam structure. The isocyanate free monomer may be a cyclic carbo-
nate.
Cyclic carbonates and their ring-opening polymerizations are also the subject
of nu-
merous scientific publications:
The anionic ring-opening reaction of non-activated five- and six-membered
cyclic car-
bonates such as 5-(2-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methy1-5-propy1-1,3-dioxan-2-one
with
DBU was reported by Endo et al. (Macromolecules 2005, 38, 8177-8182). No foam-
ing reaction but polycarbonate formation was observed.
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Heitz et al. investigated the polymerization of ethylene carbonate with
different cata-
lysts (L. Vogdanis, B. Martens, H. Uchtmann, F. Hensel, W. Heitz, Macromol.
Chem.
1990, 191, 465-472). CO2 formation is mentioned but no foams were obtained.
The ring-opening reaction of ethylene carbonate with KOH was examined by Lee
et
al. (J.-C. Lee, M. H. Litt, Macromolecules 2000, 33, 1618-1627). CO2-
evaporation led
to linear mixed ethylenecarbonate/ethyleneoxide-polymers. Crosslinking and
foaming
was not observed.
An anionic ring-opening polymerization of Methyl-4,6-0-Benzylidene-2,3-0-
cyrbonyl-
a-D-glucopyranoside with DBU was also reported by Endo et al. (0. Haba, H.
Tomi-
zuka, T. Endo, Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3562-3563). No CO2 formation was ob-
served.
Zsuga et al. reported the polymerization of ethylene and propylene carbonate
in the
presence of different bases and bisphenol A (L. Sobs, G. Deak, S. Kaki, M.
Zsuga, J.
Polym. Sci: Part A: Polym. Chem. 1999, 37, 545-550).
The carboxamide compounds disclosed in WO 2013/092011 are cyclic carbonates
which are activated by an electron-withdrawing amide group. Their use for the
pro-
duction of cured products has two major disadvantages: a) the production of
poly(hy-
droxyurethanes) requires the use of amine hardeners such as
triethylenetetramine,
diethylenetriamine etc. as crosslinking components. The use of amines is more
and
more considered as problematic due to their toxicity; and b) the necessity of
using
two components which have to be delivered separately and require exact dosing
and
mixing.
Thus, a one component curing reaction would be highly desirable. The problem
under-
lying the invention is therefore the provision of a
polymerization/crosslinking reaction
and/or product that can be obtained from the cyclic carbonate component
without the
use of amine hardeners as a second component.
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It was surprisingly found that activated cyclic carbonates can be cured in the
presence
of catalytic amounts of a strong, non-nucleophilic base such as 1,8-diazabi-
cyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) without an amine hardener as second component.
When the curing reaction is performed at elevated temperatures (>60 C) a
stable soft
foam is obtained within one hour.
A first embodiment of the invention is therefore a process for producing a
ring-open-
ing polymerization product, which process comprises the steps of:
a) providing a reaction product of at least one polyisocyanate and 2-oxo-
1,3-diox-
olane-4-carboxylic acid; and
b) subjecting said reaction product to a temperature within the range of
from 40
to 150 C in the presence of a catalytic amount of at least one non-
nucleophilic
base.
The starting materials for and the reaction products of step (a)
Polyisocyanates for preparing the reaction product include all aliphatic,
aromatic or
cycloaliphatic isocyanates known for the preparation of polyurethanes, or a
combina-
tion thereof, i.e. mixed aliphaticiaromatic/cycloaliphatic isocyanates, with
an -NCO
functionality (number of -NCO groups in the molecule) of 2, preferably 2 to 6,
more
preferably 2 to 3.
A small selection of commercially available polyisocyanates includes
tetramethylene-
1,4-diisocyanate, pentamethylene-1,5-diisocyanate, 2-methylpentamethylene-1,5-
diisocyanate, hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyanate (HDI), 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-
trimethylhexa-
methylene-1,6-diisocyanate (TMDI), dodecamethylene-1,12-diisocyanate, lysine
diisocyanate and lysine ester diisocyanate, 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethy1-5-
isocya-
natomethylcyclo-hexane (isophorone diisocyanate - IPDI), 1,4-diisocyanato-
2,2,6-tri-
methylcyclo-hexane (TMCDI), 2,2-, 2,4- and 4,4'-dicyclohexylmethane
diisocyanate
(H12MDI), cyclohexane-1,3-diisocyanate and cyclohexane-1,4-diisocyanate
(CHDI),
1,3- and 1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, 4,41-diisocyanatodicyclohexy1-
2,2-
propane, m- and p-phenylene diisocyanate, 2,3,5,6-tetramethy1-1,4-
diisocyanatoben-
zene, 3,31-dimethy1-4,41-diisocyanatodiphenyl (TODD, 2,4- and 2,6-toluylene
diisocya-
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nate, 2,2'-, 2,4- and 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), naphthalene 1,2-
diiso-
cyanate and naphthalene 1,5-diisocyanate (N Dl), m- and p-xylylene
diisocyanate
(XDI), tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate (TMXDI), HDI trimer, polymeric MDI,
and mix-
tures thereof. A preferred polyisocyanate is isophorondiisocyanate and/or 2,4-
toluy-
lene diisocyanate (TDI) and/or 2,6-toluylene diisocyanate.
Polyisocyanates can also be used in form of polyisocyanate prepolymers. Said
poly-
isocyanate prepolymers are obtainable by reacting a molar excess of a
polyisocya-
nate as defined above, for example at temperatures of from 20 to 100 C,
preferably
at about 80 C, with a polyol.
The term "molar excess" as defined herein means that the molar ratio of the
NCO
groups of the polyisocyanate to the OH groups of the polyol (or to the COOH
groups
of the acid as used hereinbelow) is greater than 1.1, preferably greater than
1.2. The
reaction is carried out as known in the art. For example, an inert solvent may
be used
such as tetrahydrofuran. Further, catalysts that are usually used for
polyurethane
preparation such as amine compounds and organometallic compounds like dibutyl
tin
dilaurate may be used. The NCO content of the polyisocyanate prepolymers is
pref-
erably from 2 to 32 wt.-% NCO, more preferably from 2 to 15 wt.-% NCO.
Moreover,
the polyisocyanate prepolymer preferably has a number average molecular weight
(Mn) in the range from about 500 to 10000, preferably 1000 to 8000.
Suitable polyols for the preparation of the polyisocyanate prepolymers are
known in
the art and described for example in "Plastics Handbook, Volume 7,
"Polyurethane",
Carl Hanser Verlag, 3rd Edition 1993, Chapter 3.1. As polyols, polyether
polyols, pol-
ycarbonate polyols or polyester polyols, preferably polyether polyols, may be
used.
Generally, the polyol may have an average OH functionality of 2 to 8, more
preferably
2 to 6 and in particular 2 or 3.
Moreover, the polyol may have a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at
least
350, preferably at least 400 and in particular at least 500 g/mole. In
general, the num-
ber average molecular weight is not higher than 15000 g/mole. Preferably, the
num-
ber average molecular weight is from 400 to 10000, in particular 500 to 4000
g/mole.
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The number average molecular weights are determined by using the OH number ac-
cording to DIN 53240 and applying the formula Mn = Fn = 1000 = 56.1 / OH
number.
The functionality applied is the nominal functionality. The OH number of these
com-
pounds is usually in the range of 20 to 850 mg KOH/g, preferably in the range
of 30
to 400 mg KOH/g.
The polyether polyols may be obtained by known methods, for example by anionic
or
cationic polymerization of alkylene oxides with at least one initiator
molecule contain-
ing 2 to 8, preferably 2 to 6, reactive hydrogen atoms, in the presence of
catalysts. As
alkylene oxides one or more compounds having 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the
alkylene
radical may be used, for example ethylene oxide, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-
propylene
oxide, 1,3-propylene oxide, 1,2- or 2,3-butylene oxide, in each case alone or
in the
form of mixtures, preferably used is ethylene oxide or 1,2-propylene oxide.
The poly-
ether polyols are preferably poly-C2-4-alkylenoxides having a number average
molec-
ular weight (Mn) in the range of from 400 to 10000.
As starter molecules compounds such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol,
glycerol,
trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, sugar derivatives such as sucrose, hexite
deriva-
tives such as sorbitol, methylamine, ethylamine, isopropylamine, butylamine,
benzyl-
amine, aniline, toluidine, toluene diamine, especially 1,2-toluene diamine,
naphthyl-
amine, ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, 4,4'-methylenedianiline, 1,3-
propanedi-
amine, 1,6-hexane diamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine and
other two or polyhydric alcohols or one or polyhydric amines may be used.
The polyester polyols used are usually prepared by condensation of
polyfunctional
alcohols having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, such as ethylene glycol, diethylene
glycol, bu-
tanediol, trimethylolpropane, glycerol or pentaerythritol, with polyfunctional
carboxylic
acids having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, such as succinic acid, glutaric acid,
adipic acid,
azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric
acid,
phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, the isomers of
naphthalenedicarbox-
ylic acids or the anhydrides of the above acids. The polyester polyols used
for exam-
ple have an OH functionality of from 1.5 to 5, preferably from 1.8 ¨ 3.5.
Also polyether polyol/polyester polyol-hybrids as described in WO 201 3/1
27647 and
WO 2013/110512 may be applied as polyols.
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For the preparation of the reaction product (a) two methods can be used:
(1) The polyisocyanate can be reacted with an equimolar amount of 2-oxo-1,3-
di-
oxolane-4-carboxylic acid. The term "equimolar" as used herein means that
the molar ratio of the NCO groups of the polyisocyanate to the COOH groups
of the 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid is "essentially" equal to 1 (i.e.
0.95 - 1.05). The obtained reaction product is of formula (I):
_
o
)----o
o,\.... ...1....................,141,,
R
0
- X (I)
wherein R is an x-valent radical derived from said polyisocyanate by formally
removing the NCO groups and x is an integer from 2 to 6, preferably 2 or 3.
For the purpose of the present invention, the term "x-valent radical"
generally means
that R is a group which is substituted with x substituents. In other words, R
is a group
which has a valence of "x". Preferably, x is an integer from 2 to 3. The
reaction prod-
uct (a) has essentially no free isocyanate groups. The term "essentially" as
used
herein means an NCO value of less than 3 wt.-%, preferably less than 1 wt.-%
and in
particular 0 wt.-%.
(2) Alternatively, a molar excess of the polyisocyanate can be reacted in a
first
step with 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid to obtain an intermediate, and
in a second step the intermediate is reacted with a polyol as defined
hereinabove. The term "molar excess" and the reaction conditions of the
reaction with the polyol are as defined hereinabove. Again, the reaction
product of step (a) has essentially no free isocyanate groups and generally
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also falls under formula (I). The "intermediate" is a compound as defined in
claim 1 of WO 2014/118268 Al.
Production of the ring-opening polymerization product in step (b)
The reaction product of step (a) is reacted by subjecting it to a temperature
in the
range of from about 40 to about 150 C, preferably 60 to 150 C, in the
presence of a
catalytic amount of a non-nucleophilic base to give the product by a ring-
opening
polymerization.
The non-nucleophilic base can be selected from 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-
ene,
1,5-diazobicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, 2,6-di-tert-
butylpyri-
dine, diisopropylethylamine, triazabicyclodecene, tetramethylguanidine,
imidazole,
dimethylaminopyridine, lithium diisopropylamide, lithium
tetramethylpiperidide, so-
dium t-butylate, potassium t-butylate, sodium hydride, potassium hydride etc.
or mix-
tures thereof. Preferred are the diazabicyclo compounds, in particular 1,8-
diazabicy-
clo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, and tetramethylguanidine.
Moreover, the non-nucleophilic base can be used in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt.-
%,
preferably 0.5 to 4 wt.-%, based on the weight of the reaction product of step
(a).
A second embodiment of the present invention relates to a ring-opening
polymeriza-
tion product obtainable by the process of the invention as defined
hereinabove.
The ring-opening polymerization product may be in the form of a foam, in
particular
an open-cell foam.
When a ring-opening polymerization is initiated and carbon dioxide is cleaved
off, a
ring-opening polymerization product is obtained. In a preferred embodiment the
polymerization is carried out at a temperature in the range from about 60 C
to about
150 C resulting in a highly crosslinked spatial network which due to the
development
of carbon dioxide is a stable foam. The ring-opening polymerization product
and in
particular the foam is built up of repeating units of the following formulae
(11a) and
(11b)
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R
111H0
_
0
(11a)
_
0
ONH
(11b)
wherein R is as defined above for formula (1).
A third embodiment of the present invention relates to a composition
comprising the
reaction product of step (a) and the non-nucleophilic base as defined
hereinabove.
That composition may be in the form of a kit of parts, wherein one part
comprises the
reaction product of step (a) and another part comprises the non-nucleophilic
base.
Moreover, the present invention relates to an article obtainable from the foam
or the
composition of the present invention.
A further embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of the ring-
opening
polymerization product, in particular the foam, or of the composition as
defined here-
inabove, as or for the production of a construction material, in particular a
binder, in-
sulation material, sealant, or coating.
A further embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of the ring-
opening
polymerization product or of the composition of the invention for the
production of
mattresses or wound pads.
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Finally, a further embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of 2-
oxo-1,3-
dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid and/or of the reaction product of step (a) of
formula (I) for
foam production.
The following examples illustrate the invention without limiting it.
Fig. 1 shows a thermogravimetric scan of a product according to the invention.
EXAMPLES
The following abbreviations and products are used in the examples:
CYCA: 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid
IPDI: isophorondiisocyanate
DBTL: dibutyl tin dilau rate
DMAP: 4-dimethylaminopyridine
THF: tetrahydrofuran
RT: room temperature
Lupranol 2032: commercial product of BASF SE; trifunctional polyetherpolyol
with
OH number of 55 mg KOH/g and Mn = 3060 g/mole
Lupranol 2095: commercial product of BASF SE; trifunctional polyetherpolyol
with
OH number of 35 mg KOH/g and Mn = 4800 g/mole
DBU: 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
TGA: thermogravimetric analysis
TDI: toluylene-2,4-diisocyanate
HDI: hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyanate
Arcol Polyol 1374: commercial product of Bayer; trifunctional polyetherpolyol
with
OH number of 25-29 mg KOH/g and Meg = 2078 g/mole
Desmodur N3600: commercial product of Bayer; polyfunctional aliphatic
polyisocya-
nate, i.e. HDI trimer; NCO content 23.5 0.5 %
Example 1: Preparation of 4-methoxycarbony1-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane (Reference)
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0
A
_____________________ 0 CO2 , Na 2C0 3 /0 CO2 0 0
/
u¨ Na0C1 0 ¨ c0c)
80 g of sodium carbonate were dissolved in 200 ml of distilled water in a 1000
ml
three-neck flask. The solution was cooled to 10 C. 58.5 g of methyl acrylate
were
then added and, after ca. 10 minutes, likewise at 10 C, 400 ml of a 7 %
strength
aqueous sodium hypochlorite solution were stirred in. Then, the system was
immedi-
ately flushed intensively with CO2. The temperature was allowed to increase to
room
temperature. The flask was flushed intensively with CO2 for a further 1 h at
about 25
to 30 C, during which the temperature was held in the stated range by means
of oc-
casional cooling with an ice bath. The resulting white solid was filtered off
via a suc-
tion filter. The filtrate was extracted with 4 x 90 ml of dichloromethane. The
combined
organic phase was dried with sodium sulfate and filtered off. The filtrate was
removed
on a rotary evaporator. Methyl epoxypropionate was obtained in 50 to 60 %
yield and
a purity of 97 %.
20 g of the methyl epoxypropionate were mixed with 20 g of tert.-butyl methyl
ether
and 1 g of tetrabutylammonium bromide. The homogeneous mixture was transferred
to a 100 ml pressurized reactor and carboxylated for 4 days at 40 C and a CO2
pres-
sure of 20 bar. After the carboxylation, a two-phase system was obtained; the
upper
phase consisted of tert-butyl methyl ether, and the lower phase consisted of 4-
meth-
oxycarbony1-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane (purity 94 % (GC), yield 94 /0).
Example 2: Aerobic oxidation of glycerol carbonate (Reference)
0 0
Co(NO3)2, MniNO3)2,
TEMPO' 02, OAc ojKo
OH RT 72h '
-------..C. ____________________________ s _,_,5_______.
OH
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11.81 g (0.1 mole) of glycerol carbonate (4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-oxo-1,3-
dioxolane),
0.50 g (0.002 mole) of manganese (II) nitrate tetrahydrate (Mn(NO3)2 = 4 H20),
0.58 g
(0.002 mole) of cobalt (II) nitrate hexahydrate (Co(NO3)2 = 6 H20) and 1.88 g
(0.012
mole) of TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl) were dissolved in 100 ml
of
acetic acid. The reddish solution was stirred for 72 hours at room temperature
under
an oxygen atmosphere, evaporated to dryness, and the crude product was
purified
by recrystallization. This gave 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid in the
form of
white to yellowish crystal needles. The yield was about 75 %, and the
analytical data
were in agreement with known data.
Additional examples for preparing the compounds of examples 1 and 2 are given
in
WO 2014/118268.
Example 3: CYCA-I 2032, a binder system based on CYCA, IPDI and Lupranol 2032
can be cured in the presence of 3 wt.-% of DBU to give a yellowish foam within
lh at
100 C.
3.1 Preparation of prepolymer CYCA-I 2032
Under an atmosphere of N2, 91.80 g Lupranol 2032 (0.03 mole), 20.01 g IPDI
(0.09
mole) and 0.022 g DBTL in 250 mL of dry THF were heated to 60 C and stirred
for
1.25 h until the desired NCO value of 3.0 % was reached. The reaction mixture
was
allowed to cool to RT and 10.70 g CYCA (according to the final NCO value of
3.0 %)
and 0.10 g DMAP were added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 12 h until
no
residual NCO could be found anymore (IR control). The solvent was removed in
vacuo and the binder was obtained as highly viscous yellowish oil in
quantitative
yield.
3.2 1K-Curing of CYCA-I 2032
12.0 g CYCA-I 2032 and 0.36 g (3 wt.-%) DBU were vigorously mixed in a plastic
beaker and heated to 100 C in a drier for lh. A yellowish soft foam was
obtained.
The foam was insoluble in most common organic solvents such as THF, dimethyl-
sulfoxide, acetone, toluene and water. In some cases swelling was observed.
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IR (v, cm-1): 3312 (bm), 2969 (m), 2928 (m), 2866 (m), 1714 (w), 1648 (m),
1603
(w), 1532 (w), 1453 (m), 1372 (m), 1343 (w), 1324 (w), 1303 (w), 1241 (w),
1094 (s),
1014 (w), 925 (m), 868 (w), 766 (w).
The stability of the foam was examined via TGA under N2 (Fig. 1).
Decomposition
starts at approx. 150 C and strongly increases at 350 C.
Example 4: CYCA-T 2095, a binder system based on CYCA, TDI and Lupranol 2095
can be cured at slightly elevated temperature in the presence of 1 wt.-% of
DBU to
give a yellowish elastic foam within 1 h.
4.1 Preparation of prepolymer CYCA-T 2095
Under an atmosphere of N2, 584.76 g Lupranol 2095 (0.36 mole OH), 100.0 g of
TDI-
CYCA intermediate (15.35% NCO, 0.36 mole NCO; obtained in analogy to example
11 or 12 of WO 2014/118268) and 0.09 g DBTL were mixed in a flask, heated to
60 C and stirred until no residual NCO was found (approx. 6h, IR control). The
reac-
tion mixture was cooled to RT and the binder was obtained as viscous yellowish
oil in
quantitative yield.
4.2 Curing of CYCA-T 2095
12.0 g CYCA-T 2095 and 0.12 g (1 wt.-%) DBU were mixed in a plastic beaker and
allowed to cure at 80 C for lh. A yellowish, stable elastic foam was obtained.
Example 5: CYCA-T 1374, a binder system based on CYCA, TDI and Arcol Polyol
1374 can be cured at slightly elevated temperature in the presence of 3 wt.-%
of DBU
to give a yellowish elastic film.
5.1 Preparation of CYCA-T 1374
Under an atmosphere of N2, 211.38 g Arcol Polyol 1374 (0.10 mole OH) were dis-
solved in 750 mL of dry THF. 27.98 g of TDI-CYCA intermediate (15.27% NCO,
0.10
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mole NCO; obtained in analogy to example 11 or 12 of WO 2014/118268) and 0.06
g
DBTL were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 60 C until no residual NCO
was found (approx. 6h, IR control). The reaction mixture was cooled to RT and
the
solvent was removed in vacuo. The pure binder was obtained as highly viscous
yel-
lowish oil in quantitative yield.
5.2 Curing of CYCA-T 1374
12.0 g CYCA-T 1374 and 0.36 g (3 wt.-%) DBU were mixed in a plastic beaker and
allowed to cure at 40 C for lh. A yellowish, stable elastic film was obtained.
IR (v, cm-1): 3267 (vw), 2968 (m), 2866 (m), 1703 (w), 1648 (w), 1615 (w),
1534 (w),
1453 (m), 1373 (m), 1344 (w), 1296 (w), 1241 (w), 1093 (s), 926 (m), 870 (w),
832
(w), 769 (w).
Example 6: CYCA-H 9046 (TRICYCA), a binder system based on CYCA and
Desmodur N 3600 (HDI-isocyanurate) can be cured in the presence of 1 wt.-% DBU
6.1 Preparation of CYCA-H 9046 (TRICYCA)
Under an atmosphere of N2, 78.21 g Desmodur N 3600 (0.43 mol NCO), 57.28 g cy-
clic carbonate carboxylic acid (CYCA) (0.43 mole) and 0.52 g 4-DMAP were
diluted
with 400 mL of dry THF and the reaction mixture was stirred at RT until no
residual
NCO was found (approx. 6h, IR control). The solvent was removed in vacuo and
the
pure binder was obtained as yellowish viscous liquid in quantitative yield.
6.2 Curing of CYCA-H 9046 (TRICYCA)
12.0 g CYCA-H 9046 and 0.12 g (1 wt.-%) DBU were mixed in a plastic beaker and
allowed to cure at 80 C for lh. A brownish, hard and brittle, porous material
was ob-
tained.
Example 7: N3600-GC, a binder system based on glycerol carbonate and Desmo-
dur N3600 (HDI-isocyanurate) (Comparative example to Example 6)
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7.1 Preparation of N3600-GC
Under an atmosphere of N2, 320.39 g Desmodur N 3600 (1.72 mole NCO), 202.78 g
glycerol carbonate (1.72 mole) and 0.1 g DBTL were diluted with 600 mL of dry
THF
and the reaction mixture was heated to 60 C until no residual NCO was found
(ap-
prox. 6h, IR control). The reaction mixture was cooled to RT and the solvent
was re-
moved in vacuo. The pure binder was obtained as clear viscous liquid in
quantitative
yield.
7.2 Curing of N3600-GC
12.0 g N3600-GC and 0.12 g (1 wt.-%) DBU were mixed in a plastic beaker and al-
lowed to react at 80 C for lh. No curing and no foaming was observed and a
clear
viscous liquid was obtained.
In contrast to the examples of the invention, the cyclic carbonate of this
binder is not
activated by an electron-withdrawing group. In this case, no curing and
foaming reac-
tion was observed.
Example 8: T-2095-GC, a binder system based on glycerol carbonate, TDI and Lu-
pranol 2095 (Comparative example to Example 4)
8.1 Preparation of T-2095-GC
Under an atmosphere of N2, 211.2 g Lupranol 2095 (Meg = 1600 g/mol, 0.13 mol
OH)
were diluted with 350 mL of dry THF, 23.00 g TDI (48.2% NCO, 0.13 mole) were
added and the reaction mixture was heated to 50 C for 20 min. The NCO content
was determined and the corresponding amount of glycerol carbonate (16.92 g,
0.14
mole) was added as well as 0.04 g (0.02 wt.-%) of DBTL. The reaction mixture
was
stirred at RT for 8 h and after removal of the solvent the binder was obtained
as vis-
cous clear oil in quantitative yield.
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8.2 Curing of T-2095-GC
12.0 g T-2095-GC and 0.12 g (1 wt.-%) DBU were mixed in a plastic beaker and
al-
lowed to react at 80 C for 3d. No curing and foaming was observed and a turbid
brownish liquid was obtained.
